We need models like this I the UK. Why aren't there more US streamliners? HO/OO scale is woefully lacking here. I mean, no one is doing the Blue Steak... When I got into model.railways, the American streamliners were the ones I wanted lol.
I've noticed that too. Right now, at least, there's this which is still available There's a Streamlined PRR K-4, and Bachmann is bringing out the NYC J3 Dreyfuss Hudson around the end of the year. There are a couple others, but I can't remember what right now. Oh, and N&W 611. Someone always has that on the market. I could be wrong but I think most of the British streamliners are pretty much always covered, but it seems that they are almost all a variation of 2 styles. the 'A4' and the 'Coronation'. I'd buy one of each of them but I've spent too much money on trains lately, and should probably cut back lol.
An FYI, all of my BLI steamers with 4-6-whatever, require a weight on the front truck to prevent the same issue. I use stick on wheel balancing weights cut to fit
Very cool , very informative , thank you. So , just purchased refurbished 2842 for US$ 299 , thank you again for the tip. It is "UNLETTERED" whatever that means. It will be flying to Australia soon. I am into HO ( Europe / Japan ) and OO ( British steam ) and now also into US models. cheers jack
@@RodimusPrime mine is able to handle 15 Walthers proto cars on a flat, that is with adding oil to the axle ends as Walthers recommends. She can handle about 9-10 on a grade. I also took notice when I got it that I could add extra weight, however I would have to be careful not to unbalance it. My Dreyfus has balance issues with most weight on the rear but the CV has nice balance. I guess the pulling power is hit or miss on BLI engines. My 844 has the power, the BB and Challenger I have also have the power. I wish they would just use the whole boiler for weight instead of adding the smoke.
@@RodimusPrimeMine is also able to pull about 15 cars (the most I have been able to try) too, even on a small grade. I have 14 heavyweight passenger cars in the NYC Two-Tone Gray paint scheme (all Walthers except for one Bachmann) and also an express boxcar too. It can easily pull all of them (on larger curves too of course).
15:37 Not very accurate, It had a little bit lower pitched NYC 6 chime, a bit similar to Mdwhistles's cast iron NYC 6 chime replica. Also there's a undubbed video of it
There is an alternate whistle built into this model too. I don't remember the Function number off the top of my head, but it's in the function list and using that function will swap the alternate whistle to be the active one. I have no idea how accurate that one is either, if at all, but there is a second whistle sound pre-installed.
So actually, there seem to be 4 variations of whistles to choose from and 2 different bells too. There's the alternate whistle that I already mentioned and then by modifying CV values, you can choose from a couple others too (plus the 2nd bell sound too). Here's a video that demonstrates them all: th-cam.com/video/fD5OcR94ljQ/w-d-xo.htmlsi=Fds7vi-hVglYS0qr
We need models like this I the UK. Why aren't there more US streamliners? HO/OO scale is woefully lacking here. I mean, no one is doing the Blue Steak...
When I got into model.railways, the American streamliners were the ones I wanted lol.
I've noticed that too. Right now, at least, there's this which is still available There's a Streamlined PRR K-4, and Bachmann is bringing out the NYC J3 Dreyfuss Hudson around the end of the year. There are a couple others, but I can't remember what right now. Oh, and N&W 611. Someone always has that on the market. I could be wrong but I think most of the British streamliners are pretty much always covered, but it seems that they are almost all a variation of 2 styles. the 'A4' and the 'Coronation'. I'd buy one of each of them but I've spent too much money on trains lately, and should probably cut back lol.
@enforcer0175 interesting re the Dreyfuss, thanks. Yeah if only it had been the PRR K4 Torpedo.
An FYI, all of my BLI steamers with 4-6-whatever, require a weight on the front truck to prevent the same issue. I use stick on wheel balancing weights cut to fit
Solid review. Thanks for sharing.
Very cool , very informative , thank you.
So , just purchased refurbished 2842 for US$ 299 , thank you again for the tip.
It is "UNLETTERED" whatever that means.
It will be flying to Australia soon.
I am into HO ( Europe / Japan ) and OO ( British steam ) and now also into US models.
cheers jack
Unlettered means it has no road number on it, you will have to decal that on
I love my Commodore Vanderbilt! I wish I had the 35” curves at home and my club’s layout to run it prototypically.
Im a bit disappointed by the pull power, seems to be a hallmark of BLI locomotives lately, they are pretty but lack the ability to do the job
@@RodimusPrime mine is able to handle 15 Walthers proto cars on a flat, that is with adding oil to the axle ends as Walthers recommends. She can handle about 9-10 on a grade. I also took notice when I got it that I could add extra weight, however I would have to be careful not to unbalance it. My Dreyfus has balance issues with most weight on the rear but the CV has nice balance.
I guess the pulling power is hit or miss on BLI engines. My 844 has the power, the BB and Challenger I have also have the power. I wish they would just use the whole boiler for weight instead of adding the smoke.
@@RodimusPrimeMine is also able to pull about 15 cars (the most I have been able to try) too, even on a small grade. I have 14 heavyweight passenger cars in the NYC Two-Tone Gray paint scheme (all Walthers except for one Bachmann) and also an express boxcar too. It can easily pull all of them (on larger curves too of course).
15:37 Not very accurate, It had a little bit lower pitched NYC 6 chime, a bit similar to Mdwhistles's cast iron NYC 6 chime replica. Also there's a undubbed video of it
Not surprised they rarely get any sounds correct
There is an alternate whistle built into this model too. I don't remember the Function number off the top of my head, but it's in the function list and using that function will swap the alternate whistle to be the active one. I have no idea how accurate that one is either, if at all, but there is a second whistle sound pre-installed.
So actually, there seem to be 4 variations of whistles to choose from and 2 different bells too. There's the alternate whistle that I already mentioned and then by modifying CV values, you can choose from a couple others too (plus the 2nd bell sound too). Here's a video that demonstrates them all:
th-cam.com/video/fD5OcR94ljQ/w-d-xo.htmlsi=Fds7vi-hVglYS0qr
oh Jeez, the usual BLI lousy smoke unit 🤬